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Letters to a Young Poet: With the Letters to Rilke from the ''Young Poet''

Name: Letters to a Young Poet: With the Letters to Rilke from the ''Young Poet''
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SKU: 9781631497674
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Contributors:

Rainer Maria Rilke, Franz Xaver Kappus, Damion Searls

Publisher:

Liveright Publishing Corporation

Binding:

Hardcover

Book Category:

Literary Collections, Literary Criticism

Book Subcategory:

Letters, European, Poetry

Book Topic:

German

Audience:

Young Adult

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Release Date:

2020-11-10

ISBN 13:

9781631497674

Weight:

0.4 lbs

Size:

8.50 x 5.70 x 0.60 inches

Pages:

176

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For nearly a century, eager writers and young poets, as well as those simply looking for a purpose in life, have embraced the wisdom of Rainer Maria Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet, first published in 1929. Most readers and scholars have long assumed that the letters from the young poet were forever lost to posterity. Yet, shockingly, these letters were recently uncovered in Germany, and now the acclaimed translator Damion Searls has not only cast a fresh eye on Rilke's original letters but also those of the "young poet," Franz Xaver Kappus, an Austrian military cadet and an aspiring poet. This timeless edition, in addition to presenting their dialogue together for the first time in English, provides a new window into the workings of Rilke's visionary poetic and philosophical mind, allowing us to reexperience the literary genius of one of the most inspiring works of twentieth-century literature.

About the Author
Rilke, Rainer Maria: - Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926), the author of the Duino Elegies and Sonnets to Orpheus, was one of the greatest poets of the German language.Kappus, Franz Xaver: - Franz Xaver Kappus (1883-1966) was an Austrian military officer, journalist, and poet.Searls, Damion: - Damion Searls, the recipient of Guggenheim, NEA, and Cullman Center fellowships, has translated the works of Friedrich Nietzsche, Marcel Proust, and six Nobel Prize winners, as well as two other books by Rilke. He is also the author of The Inkblots: Hermann Rorschach, His Iconic Test, and the Power of Seeing and The Philosophy of Translation (forthcoming).

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